NBSAP Adoption: HOMEF Hails Comprehensive Government Policy on Food Sovereignty and Bio Safety
By Katherine Abayomi The Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has commended the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030 was officially approved in June 2025 with the objective of halting and reversing…
NDLEA Secures 974 Drug Convictions in Three Months, 11 Kingpins Bag 254 Years in Prison
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its anti-narcotics campaign, securing 974 convictions across the country within the first quarter of 2026, including 11 high-profile drug traffickers who collectively received 254 years in prison sentences. Data released by the agency showed that between January and March 2026, a total…
Akpabio’s IPU Address Positions Nigeria as Voice of Moral Clarity – Diaspora Groups
Renowned policy analyst, Dr Olusegun Adebola, Chairman of The International Watchers, alongside Dr Mike Uyi, President of Global Peace Movement International, a diaspora organisation with presence in 27 countries, have described the recent address delivered by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union as a timely intervention that projects Nigeria…
Stakeholders Call for Stronger Enforcement, Early Intervention to Curb School Bullying in Nigeria
Stakeholders from government agencies, civil society, security institutions, and the education sector have called for urgent early intervention, stronger enforcement of anti-bullying policies, and expanded youth empowerment programmes to address rising cases of bullying in Nigerian schools. They made the call at a Stakeholder Consultative Dialogue on Anti-Bullying in Nigerian Schools convened by International Alert…
Global Leaders Inspire Youth Action on Digital Education at LASSMUN 2026
A powerful coalition of global and national leaders has challenged Nigerian students to take ownership of the future, as the Lagos Secondary Schools Model United Nations (LASSMUN) 2026 opened with a resounding focus on digital transformation, equity, and sustainable development. At the heart of the gathering was a clear message: young people are not just…
FG Pushes Deeper Reforms in Prisons, Border Security, and Financial Systems
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to comprehensive reforms in Nigeria’s correctional system, the deployment of technology to strengthen border security, and the entrenchment of financial integrity across public institutions. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving the President and Chairman of Council of the Institute…
Diaspora Group Urges National Honours to Reward Sacrifice and Inspire Patriotism
A Nigerian diaspora group, The International Watchers, has called on the Federal Government to institute national honours and special recognition frameworks for citizens who make significant personal sacrifices in the interest of national unity and humanitarian service. In a statement issued by its Chairman, Dr. Olusegun Adebola, the group said Nigeria must begin to deliberately…
Gov Fubara Counsels Opobo Royal Family Against Fighting over Inheritance
…Says Late Monarch Was a Man of Peace, Class, Dignity Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has urged the children of the late King Dandeson Douglas Jaja, the Amanyanabo of Opobo, against the temptation of fighting over assets left behind by their father, stressing that that would be a sure recipe for chaos and anarchy in…
EFCC Warns Banks Against Unsecured Loans in Lagos
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has cautioned Nigerian banks against granting loans without credible collateral, warning that such practices often lead to insider abuse and non-performing loans. Olukoyede issued the warning recently when he received the Chief Audit Executive of First Bank Plc, Mufutau Olawale Abiola,…
World Health Day 2026: Fix Nigeria’s Health Budgeting, Policy Crises, CAPPA Urges Govt
As Nigeria joins the global community to mark World Health Day 2026 today, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged governments at all levels to move beyond rhetoric and urgently address the chronic underfunding and policy gaps undermining the country’s health sector and worsening its disease burden. In a statement to mark the…
CAPPA Demands Urgent Govt Action Over Abereke Ocean Surge, Oil Spill
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Federal and Ondo State governments to take immediate action over the worsening environmental and humanitarian crisis in Abereke community of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, where recurring oil spills and ocean surges have destroyed livelihoods and submerged large parts of the area. In…
